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John Bancroft

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Mortgage REITs Trim Holdings of Residential MBS. Departures Play a Key Role

November 11, 2016
John Bancroft
Second-ranked AGNC Investment Corp. – formerly American Capital Agency Corp. – reported a 2.2 percent increase in its MBS holdings under a new management structure…
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MI Industry on Track for Best Year Ever. Arch Posts Strongest Growth Rate Among the PMIs

November 10, 2016
John Bancroft
FHA endorsements rose 16.6 percent from the second quarter and VA loan guaranty production increased 20.3 percent…
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GSEs Continue to Trim Portfolios; The Two are on Track to Meet the 2018 Cap of $250 Billion

November 8, 2016
John Bancroft
Under the current terms of their conservatorship, Fannie and Freddie are required to reduce their mortgage portfolios by at least 15 percent a year…
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Agency MBS Issuance Slumped in October, but Still Healthy Overall

November 4, 2016
John Bancroft
Wells Fargo once again ranked first among all agency sellers with $17.6 billion sold to Fannie, Freddie and Ginnie. Quicken was second with $8.46 billion.
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Nonbanks and Second-Tier Servicers Gained More Market Share During 3Q16

November 3, 2016
John Bancroft
Nonbanks will continue to gain market share in the residential servicing space – it’s just a matter of how much…
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Banks Post Strong Mortgage Profits for 3Q16

November 1, 2016
John Bancroft
The four megabanks had significantly greater earnings as a group: $2.684 billion, but the gain was slightly lower, 21.2 percent.
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Agency MSR Transfer Market Gained Speed in 3Q16

October 31, 2016
John Bancroft
Pingora Loan Servicing, Matrix Financial Services and Arvest Bank were the top acquirers of GSE servicing through co-issuance over the first nine months of the year.
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Commercial MBS Gained Momentum in 3Q16, But Still Lags Last Year’s Pace

October 28, 2016
John Bancroft
For the past nine years, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae have dominated the multifamily MBS sector…
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The Origination Tally for 3Q16: $580 Billion; Nonbanks Now Control Half the Market…

October 27, 2016
John Bancroft
Nonbanks crossed a key threshold during 3Q16: Among the top 50 lenders, nonbanks accounted for 51.4 percent of 3Q originations – the first time these lenders grabbed more than half of the market…
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A Milestone: Nonbanks Now Control 51 Percent-Plus of Ginnie Mae Servicing Market

October 25, 2016
John Bancroft
But there is one caveat: The VA sector is one business from which banks are not yet running away from…
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